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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on April, 18, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,654 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,654 Celebrities
111 celebrities or events were found for April, 18. Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979 (birth time source: http://sasstrology.com/2009/12/kourtney-kardashian-and-scott-disick-mars-sextile-jupiter.html)) is an American celebutante, socialite, businesswoman, television personality, and model. She is best known for her appearances on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Personal life Kourtney Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California of Armenian (father) and Dutch-Scottish American (mother) descent, to attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton), and is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian. Robert Kardashian, best known for being O. J. Simpson’s lawyer during his murder trial, died on September 30, 2003. Her mother, Kris, divorced Robert in 1989 and married former Olympian Bruce J... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Zazie (singer)
Zazie (born Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French singer and songwriter. She also co-produces her own albums with other producers. Height: 1m80 Zazie's father was an architect and her mother, a music teacher. Her songs range from upbeat rock or pop songs to languid downtempo tunes. Zazie debuted in 1992 with the album Je Tu Ils and the single "Sucré salé". In 1995, she released her sophomore album Zen, which was co-written and co-produced with Vincent-Marie Bouvot. The album produced the singles "Zen" and "Homme Sweet Homme". Her 1996 single "Un point c'est toi" from the same album was discussed on Canada's MuchMusic TV program Too Much 4 Much due to its controversial content. Ultimately, the discussion panel deemed the video o... Biography of Nadine de Rothschild
Nadine Lhopitalier was a former french actress with the name Nadine Tallier, and later, in 1962, the wife of baron Edmond de Rothschild. She is also a writer.... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBC's late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan O'Brien. NBC has announced that O'Brien will take over for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show in 2009. Background Conan was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, to Ruthe Reardon, an attorney, and Thomas Francis O’Brien, M.D. O'Brien excelled at English; he served as managing editor of his school newspaper and interned for Rep. Barney Frank. After graduating from high school, O'Brien entered Harvard University and, in his three upper-class years, lived in Mather House. Throughout his college career, he was a writer for the Harvard Lampoon humor magazine. ... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Olivier Besancenot
Olivier Besancenot (born April 18, 1974) is a French left-wing political figure and was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, for the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), the French section of the reunified Fourth International. He gained 1.2 million votes, 4.25%, standing as a revolutionary socialist in the 2002 presidential elections. In the first round of the 2007 presidential election, Besancenot received 4.08% of the vote, placing him fifth and eliminating him from the race. Olivier Besancenot was born on April 18, 1974 in Levallois-Perret in the Hauts-de-Seine Region, (France). His father, Michel Besancenot, was a teacher and his mother a psychologist at a school. He studied history at University of Paris X (Nanterre) and continued his studies at Universi... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Laurent Baffie
French TV and Radio host, acteur and film director.... Add to favourites (8 fans)Biography of Suri Cruise
Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.... Add to favourites (40 fans)Biography of David Tennant
David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the TV serial Casanova (2005) and as Barty Crouch, Jr., in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Early life Tennant was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, the son of Essdale Helen (née McLeod) and The Rev. Alexander McDonald (known to family and friends as Sandy McDonald). He grew up with his brother Blair and sister Karen in Ralston, Renfrewshire, where his father was the local Church of Scotland minister. Tennant's maternal great-grandparents, William and Agnes Blair, were staunch Protestants from D... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976 (birth time source: http://www.tel357.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Bio.htm)) is an American actress who is best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Early life Hart was born in Smithtown, New York, on Long Island, to Paula and William Hart, and grew up in Sayville, New York. Her stepfather (since 1994) is television executive Leslie Gilliams, and her stepmother is Lisa Hart. Hart was named after the Allman Brothers song "Melissa", while her middle name, Joan, came from her maternal grandmother. Hart chose Catherine as her confirmation name when she was in eighth grade. Hart has three sisters, three half-sisters and one brother, all younger than she is. Her oldest... Biography of Amanda Sthers
French writer, screenwriter, songwriter; she is the wife of French singer and actor Patrick Bruel.... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and three-time Emmy Award winning American film and television actor. Early life Woods was born in Vernal, Utah to Gail Peyton Woods, an army intelligence officer who died in 1960 following routine surgery, and Martha A. (née Smith), who operated a pre-school after her husband's death and re-married to Thomas E. Dixon. Woods grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, where he attended Pilgrim High School. Woods was a close childhood friend of Wall Street Journal Personal Technology columnist Walter Mossberg. The two collaborated on a column in their Warwick, RI, school newspaper. Woods, an army brat, had been accepted to attend the United States Air Force Academy with the intention of becoming a fighter pilot. Unfort... Biography of Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956 - is an American actress best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. Early Training Melody Thomas Scott has been a working actress since the age of three. Under the tutelage of Ethel Meglin, who was instrumental in starting Shirley Temple’s career, Melody was chosen to be the youngest member of what ultimately became Mrs. Meglin’s last professional group, known then as The Meglin Kiddies. Acting, singing, tap dancing, ballet, jazz were but a few of the skills that the performing troupe was highly trained in. She also was part of the Hollywood Children’s Theater and the Three Arts Studio for many years. Through both the Meglin Kiddies and the Three Arts Studio, Melody performed in countless stage production... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ira von Fürstenberg
Princess Ira of Fürstenberg (German: Ira Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg) (born April 18, 1940) is a European socialite, actress, jewelry designer, and a former public relations manager for the fashion designer Valentino Garavani. Background The daughter of Prince Tassilo Egon Maria Karl George Leo of Fürstenberg and his first wife, Clara Agnelli, a Fiat heiress, she was born Princess Virginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina of Fürstenberg in Rome, Italy. Her maternal great-grandmother was a Kentucky heiress, Jane Campbell (Princess of San Faustino), and her brother, Prince Eduard Egon Peter Paul Giovanni of Fürstenberg, was better known as the fashion designer Egon von Fürstenberg. Her former sister-in-law is the fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg, and her uncle was Gianni Agnelli, t... Biography of America Ferrera
America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, and Emmy Award-winning role as Betty Suarez on the ABC television comedy-drama series Ugly Betty and for her roles in the films Real Women Have Curves and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Height: 5' 1" (1.55 m) Early life Ferrera, the youngest of six siblings, was born in Los Angeles, California, to Honduran parents. She was raised by her mother in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. She started acting at age eight in school plays and community theater. She attended George Ellery Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills. In interviews, Ferrera has noted the contrast between the image of the “typical Latina” expe... Biography of Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18, 1956, in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, attended Grady High School, and is the older brother of actresses Lisa Roberts Gillan and Julia Roberts as well as the father of actress Emma Roberts and stepfather of singer/songwriter Keaton Simons. Eric also has a half sister named Nancy Motes who was born in 1976 from his mother's second marriage. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Awards He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train. In 1987, he won the Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut performance in Burn This. Roles His other starring roles include Star 80 (1983), T... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Maria Bello
Maria Elaine Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) Early life Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania to an Italian American father and a Polish American mother. She grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, PA). Later she attended Villanova University, majoring in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She was soon cast in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals With Big Problems and Urban Planning. She later guest-starred on episodes of The Commish (1991), Nowhere Man (1995), Misery Loves Company (1995) and Due South (1994). Care... Biography of Sayako Kuroda
Sayako Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田清子, Kuroda Sayako) (born 18 April 1969), formerly Her Imperial Highness The Princess Nori (Sayako) of Japan (紀宮清子内親王殿下, Nori-no-miya Sayako naishinnō), is the third child and only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. She married Yoshiki Kuroda on 15 November 2005. As a result, she gave up her royal title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law. Education Princess Nori studied at and graduated from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University, in 1992. Later in the year she was accepted as research associate at the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. In 1998, she was appointed... Biography of Charles Pasqua
Charles Pasqua (born 18 April 1927, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's cohabitation government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government of Edouard Balladur. He was first elected deputy of the UDR Gaullist party in 1968, a decenny after having founded the Service d'Action Civique (SAC) organisation. Counsellor of Jacques Chirac alongside Marie-France Garaud, he was in charge of the organisation of Chirac's campaign for the 1981 presidential election, won by the candidate of the Socialist Party (PS), François Mitterrand (1981-1995). As such, he is considered to be Chirac's mentor in politics. However, he broke with Chirac before the 1995 presidential election, supporting against... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley (born 18 April 1987) is a British model and actress, best known for modelling for Victoria's Secret and for replacing Megan Fox as the lead female character in the upcoming film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, part of the Transformers franchise. Early life Huntington-Whiteley was born at the Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England, the daughter of Fiona, a fitness instructor, and Charles Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings, Toby and Florence. Her great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, and her great-grandmother was from a family of Polish Jews who immigrated to England in the 1870s. Huntington-Whiteley grew up in Tavistock, Devon. Growing up in Devon she was bu... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972 (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is part of the group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack, because of their association and their focus on the horror genre. Roth is known for making extremely violent, low-budget horror box office hits, and for bringing the "Hard R" horror film to cinemas. Roth's films have been worldwide box office and DVD hits, despite their lack of budgets and stars. The source for his birth time is http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/Eli_Roth/AstroData.asp Early life Roth was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Dr. Sheldon Roth, a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst and professor at Harvard University, and Cora Roth, a painter. He had a Jewish upbringing. Roth began ... Biography of Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is a Screen Actors Guild Award winning English actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier. Youth Born in Ilford, Essex, England and growing up in East Grinstead, Leeves trained as a ballet dancer and worked as a model, until she made her first film appearance as a topless angel in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. Career She was a regular on The Benny Hill Show and appeared as a tourist with a baby in the David Lee Roth music video for the song "California Girls", but struggled for several years to establish herself. She became somewhat visible as the flighty record company employee on the syndicated sitcom Throb!. She had a recurring role in the television series Murphy Brown which provided her first period of success, playi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steven Stayner
Steven Gregory Stayner (April 18, 1965 – September 16, 1989) was an American child who became famous after he was kidnapped as a seven-year-old and held captive by his abductor, to be reunited with his family seven years later. He was also the brother of convicted serial killer Cary Stayner. Steven was born to Delbert and Kay Stayner in Merced, California. On December 4, 1972, while returning home from school, Steven was abducted by Kenneth Parnell, a self-proclaimed protestant minister, multiple felon and convicted child molester. Parnell kept Steven with him, telling people that the boy was his son, and calling him Dennis Gregory Parnell. "Dennis" and Parnell moved frequently around California with Parnell putting him into a series of schools. One of the few positive aspects to com... Biography of Adriane Galisteu
Adriane Galisteu is a Brazilian model. She was born on April 18, 1973, in São Paulo, Brazil. She appeared in the Brazilian edition of Playboy magazine and was a VJ for MTV Brasil. She was the girlfriend of the famous Formula One driver Ayrton Senna when he died in a racing accident in 1994. Adriane has become a celebrity upon the death of Ayrton Senna and has kept that status ever since, working as a TV show host.... Biography of Hayley Mills
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an English actress. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mills is the younger daughter of the actor Sir John Mills and the playwright Mary Hayley Bell. She is also the younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, who appears on the U.S. soap opera Passions and played the Nanny in Nanny and the Professor. Mills was 12 when she was discovered by J. Lee Thompson, who was looking for a boy at first to play the lead role in Tiger Bay. Walt Disney's wife, Lillian Disney saw her performance and suggested that Hayley be given the lead role in Pollyanna. That role of the "glad girl" who moves in with her aunt catapulted Mills to super-stardom in the United States and earned Mills a special Oscar. Disney subsequently cast Mills as twins Sharon and... Biography of Sean Maguire
Sean Maguire (born 18 April 1976 in Ilford, Essex) is an English actor and singer of Irish descent who became famous in 1988 playing "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama Grange Hill for four years. He has appeared in several feature films and had moderate success as a singer as well. He is also known in the US for his roles as Donovan Brink in the UPN sitcom Eve, and as Kyle Lendo in the CBS sitcom The Class. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Career His first role was at the age of 5, opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in A Voyage Round My Father. In 1993 he joined the cast of the British soap EastEnders playing Aidan Brosnan, a young Irish footballer playing for fictional side Walford F.C. In 1994, Sean left the show to take a starring role in the BBC drama series Dangerfield, playing ... Biography of Jean-François Balmer
Jean-François Balmer (born April 18, 1946 in Valangin) is a Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in french cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laura Mennell
Laura Mennell is a Canadian actress born April 18, 1980 in British Columbia. Filmography Actress: Elegy (2007) (post-production) .... Cute Girl Trick 'r Treat (2007) (completed) .... Allie "Sanctuary" (2007) TV Series .... Caird (unknown episodes, 2007) "The 4400" .... Young Audrey Parker (1 episode, 2007) - Audrey Parker's Come and Gone (2007) TV Episode .... Young Audrey Parker "Fallen" .... Penemue (1 episode, 2007) - The Time of the Redeemer (2007) TV Episode .... Penemue Montana Sky (2007) (TV) .... Lily "Blood Ties" .... Christina (1 episode, 2007) - The Devil You Know (2007) TV Episode .... Christina Flight 93 (2006) (TV) .... Elizabeth Wainio "The L Word" .... Sister Toni / ... (2 episodes, 2006) - Lobsters (2006) TV Episode .... Sister Toni ... Biography of David Ricardo
David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was an English political economist, often credited with systematizing economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus and Adam Smith. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator, and amassed a considerable fortune. Personal life Born in London, Ricardo was the third of seventeen children in a Sephardic Jewish family (from Portugal) that emigrated from the family and eloped with a Quaker, Priscilla Anne Wilkinson, when he was 21, leading to estrangement from his close family. It seems likely, for example, that his mother never spoke to him again. He had eight children including three sons, of whom Osman Ricardo (1795-1881; MP for Worcester 1847-1865) and ... Biography of Jean Richard
Jean Richard (April 18, 1921 – December 12, 2001) was a famous French actor. He was born in the town of Bessines, France and began his career as a caricaturist before acting in comedy films. Although he played a part in more than 80 movies, it was his TV role as Maigret that made him famous. He portrayed the famous inspector character from Georges Simenon's novels for over 20 years. He also created the well-known Jean Richard Circus. He died due to complications from cancer. Filmography 1947 : Six heures à perdre, directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte 1949 : Le Roi Pandore, directed by André Berthomieu 1949 : Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle 1950 : Bertrand cœur de lion, directed by Robert Dhéry 1950 : Adémaï au poste frontière, directed by Paul Colline 1952 : L... Biography of Herbert Mullin
Herbert Williams Mullin (born April 18, 1947) is a serial killer who committed 13 murders in California in the early 1970s. Childhood and youth Born on April 18, 1947, and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Mullin had a relatively normal childhood. His father, a World War II veteran, was stern but not abusive. He frequently discussed his heroic war activities and showed his son how to use a gun at an early age. Mullin had numerous friends at school and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his classmates. However, shortly after graduating from high school, one of Mullin's best friends was killed in a car accident, and Mullin was devastated. He built a shrine to his deceased friend in his bedroom. Later he expressed fears that he was homosexual, even though he had a long-term girlfriend ... Biography of Eric McCormack
Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American actor, musician, television producer and writer. He is best known for his role as Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace. Early life McCormack was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Doris, a homemaker, and Keith McCormack, an oil company financial analyst. He has Cherokee and Scottish ancestry. McCormack attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. McCormack attended high school with David Furnish. Educated and trained as an actor in Canada at the Ryerson University School of Theatre in Toronto, McCormack has been appearing in television productions since his debut in 1986. Acting career McCormack played Colonel Francis Clay Mosby in the 1-hour... Biography of Cindy Taylor
Cindy Taylor (born April 18, 1977 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a fashion model, actor and television host. Born in Paraguay to a Paraguayan mother, her father was a United States citizen, having relocated the family to Clarksburg, West Virginia immediately after Taylor was born. When Taylor was eight years old, her parents divorced, and she and her mother moved back to Paraguay, where she would reside for the next ten years. In 1997 she was discovered by a small agency in Miami where she met Jesus Roman who started her career. A year later Jesus Roman left the agency to pursue a career as a photographer and Cindy Taylor switched agencies and signed with Irene Marie Models. She was soon part of advertising and fashion campaigns for Guess Jeans, Pantene, Parasuco, Perry Ellis, Rampage, and F... Biography of David Hewlett
David Ian Hewlett (born April 18, 1968) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay on the science fiction television show Stargate Atlantis. Biography Early life David Ian Hewlett was born on April 18, 1968, Hewlett became a regular on the series Traders and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and starred in the movie Cube. He ran Darkyl Media, a web site design firm. He also founded Fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers. Career Hewlett got his first computer in his mid-teens and became a self-described "computer nerd." While in high school in Toronto his acting career also began, starring in student films by Vincenzo Natali. He dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue careers in acting and computing. He appeared in many low-budget h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clarence Darrow
Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio - March 13, 1938 Chicago) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks (1924) and defending John T. Scopes in the so-called "Monkey" Trial (1925), in which he opposed the statesman William Jennings Bryan. He remains notable for his wit, compassion, and agnosticism that marked him as one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians. Upbringing Clarence Darrow was the son of Amirus Darrow and Emily (Eddy) Darrow. Clarence's father was an ardent abolitionist and Emily Darrow an early supporter of female suffrage and a women's rights advocate. He... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie (born 18 April 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor best known for his film appearances and the Television soap opera Crossroads. Early life He was brought up in Glasgow and attended the Eastbank Secondary School in the city. He then appeared in repertory theatres in various towns in England and Scotland. Television He remains best known for his long running role as cook Shughie McFee in the soap opera Crossroads. His other TV credits include: The Saint, Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Terror of the Zygons), The Borderers, Z Cars, Rumpole of the Bailey, Lovejoy, The Onedin Line, All Night Long, Keeping Up Appearances and Monarch of the Glen. Film His film appearances include: 633 Squadron, Tunes of Glory, Oh! What a Lovely War and a sig... Biography of Samantha Jade
Samantha Gibbs, commonly known as Samantha Jade, born on April 18, 1987 in Perth, Western Australia, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter, former child model, and budding actress from Perth, Western Australia. She has written songs for artists such as Ashley Tisdale and JoJo. Jade released two singles under Jive Records but a scheduled album was not released. Early life Jade began modeling at age four. When she was nine, she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace". Jade retired from modelling. She attended Hampton Senior High School . and in 2003 moved to Los Angeles with her parents and two younger brothers(Thomas And Alex.TJ&AJ), in order to pursue a singing career. That year, a song she co-wrote, "Secret Love," was recorded by JoJo for the 2004 Shark Tale soundtrack.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski (born Antoni Stanisław Bolesławowicz) (April 18, 1882 – September 13, 1977) was a famous orchestral conductor, well known for his freehand performing style that spurned the traditional baton. Stokowski performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. He was also the founder of the New York City Symphony and The American Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the music for and appeared in Disney’s Fantasia. Early life Stokowski was the son of the English-born Polish cabinetmaker Kopernik Józef Bolesławowicz Stokowski and his Irish wife Annie Marion Stokowski, née Moore. There is some mystery surrounding his early life. For example, he spok... Biography of Alia Shawkat
Alia Martine Shawkat (pronounced /ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/) (born on April 18, 1989) is an American actress. Shawkat was born in Riverside, California of Iraqi, Irish, and Norwegian heritage. Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke, who appeared as Detective Adam Flint on the TV series Naked City (1959–1963). From 2001 to 2002, Shawkat starred as Hannah Rayburn in the television sitcom State of Grace, aired in the United States on the cable television channel Fox Family (renamed ABC Family in 2001), where she starred opposite Mae Whitman, who later appeared with Shawkat on Arrested Development. She was a regular cast member of the Fox Network series Arrested Development for the entire run of the show from 2003 to 2006. She played Maeby Fünke. On the Sea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Bazin
André Bazin (April 18, 1918 – November 11, 1958) was a renowned and influential French film critic and film theorist. Biography Bazin was born in Angers, France, in 1918. He started to write about film in 1943 and was a co-founder of the film magazine Cahiers du cinéma in 1951, along with Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Lo Duca. Film criticism Bazin was a major force in post-World War II film studies and criticism. In addition to editing Cahiers until his death, a four-volume collection of his writings was published posthumously from 1958 to 1962 and titled Qu'est-ce que le cinéma? (What is Cinema?). Two of these volumes were translated into English in the late 1960s and 1970s and became mainstays of film courses in the US and England. Bazin argued for films that depicted what he ... Biography of Derek Rydall
Derek Rydall, born April 18, 1968, is an American screenwriter, screenplay consultant, script doctor, and best-selling author. The nephew of legendary film director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, Escape From Alcatraz, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), Rydall has also worked as an actor, starring in several films & television shows with Tom Skerritt, Charles Bronson, Elliot Gould, Tony Roberts (of Woody Allen films), Paulie Shore, director John Turtletaub (Phenomenon, National Treasure), and many others. As a screenwriter, screenplay consultant, and script doctor, he has been on staff for Fox (“Wildforce Rangers”) and Disney, developed projects for RKO, United Artists, Miramax, Fine Line, Universal, Saturn (Nicolas Cage’s company), Deepak Chopra, Wildrice, Longbow, and the creators of “Air Forc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Hale
Barbara Hale (born April 18, 1922) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress known for her role as Della Street, the loyal secretary of Perry Mason. Personal life Hale was born in DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of Willa (née Colvin) and Luther Ezra Hale, a landscape gardener. She has Scottish-Irish ancestry. Hale attended high school in Rockford, Illinois, then began appearing in motion pictures in 1943 after training at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1946 she married actor Bill Williams, star of The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951-1955), a union that produced three children (including actor William Katt) and four grandchildren (two grandsons by her son William and one grandson and one granddaughter by youngest daughter Juanita). The marriage lasted for 46 years until his death... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jochen Rindt
Karl Jochen Rindt (April 18, 1942 - September 5, 1970) was a German-Austrian racing driver. He is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix. Away from Formula One Rindt was highly successful in other single-seat formulae, as well as sports car racing. In 1965 he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driving a Ferrari 250LM in partnership with American Masten Gregory. Biography Jochen Rindt was born in Mainz, Germany, but after his parents were killed in a bombing raid in Hamburg during the Second World War, he moved to live with his grandparents in Graz, Austria, where he grew up and started motor racing. Despite being very successful in Formula 2 (by winning for instance the 1964... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franz von Suppé
Franz von Suppé (Francesco Suppé Demelli) (April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895 (aged 76)) was a composer and conductor of the Romantic period notable for his four dozen operettas. Life and education Suppé was born in 1819 in Split, Dalmatia, descended from a Belgian family that probably emigrated there in the 18th century. A distant relative of Gaetano Donizetti, his original name was Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Suppé Demelli. He simplified and Germanized his name when in Vienna, and changed "cavaliere" to "von". Outside Germanic circles his name may appear on programs as Francesco Suppé-Demelli. He spent his childhood in Zadar, where he had his first music lessons and began to compose at an early age. As a teenager in Cremona, Suppé studied flute and harmony. His first exta... Biography of Stefanie Schmid
Stefanie Schmid, born April 18, 1972 in Stuttgart, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0772736/ ) "Meine wunderbare Familie" .... Ella / ... (4 episodes, 2008-2009) - Hochzeitsvorbereitungen (2009) TV episode .... Ella Schneider - Alle unter einem Dach (2009) TV episode .... Ella Schneider - Einmal Ostsee und zurück (2008) TV episode .... Ella - Die zweite Chance (2008) TV episode .... Ella Schade um das schöne Geld (2008) (TV) .... Bankerin Solo für Schwarz - Tödliche Blicke (2007) (TV) "Küstenwache" .... Jana Deisenroth (42 episodes, 2005-2007) - Die letzte Beichte (2007) TV episode .... Jana Deisenroth - Tödliche Geschäfte (2007) TV episode .... Jana Deisenroth - Haffpiraten (2007) TV episode .... Jana Deisenro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michaël Levinas
Michaël Levinas, born April 18 1949 in Paris, is a French composer and pianist. Discography - Ouverture pour une fête étrange, Les rires de Gilles, Concerto pour piano espace n° 2, Clov et Hamm, Contrepoints irréels III-rencontres, Adès, 14072-2. - Préfixes, Arsis et Thésis, Froissements d'ailes, Voûtes, Rebonds, Trois études pour piano, La cloche fêlée, Salabert, SCD 9402. External links http://mac-texier.ircam.fr/textes/c00000054/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ted Reinstein
Ted Reinstein, born April 18, 1956 in Boston, is an American TV personality and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier (born April 18, 1948 in Metz and raised in Paris) is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor and film score composer. Filmography Director 1986 : La Femme de ma vie avec Jane Birkin 1988 : Sueurs froides (série télé) 1989 : Je suis le seigneur du château avec Dominique Blanc 1992 : Indochine avec Catherine Deneuve 1995 : Une femme française avec Emmanuelle Béart 1995 : Lumière et compagnie 1999 : Est-Ouest avec Sandrine Bonnaire 2003 : Cœurs d'Athlètes avec Haile Gebrsellasie 2005 : Man to Man avec Joseph Fiennes et Kristin Scott Thomas 2007 : Pars vite et reviens tard avec José Garcia, Lucas Belvaux et Marie Gillain Assistant director 1973 : La Femme en bleu 1974 : Nada 1978 : Mon premier amour 1979 : L'École est fini... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francky Vincent
Francky Vincent, born Frank Vincent April 18, 1956 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France, is a French singer, songwriter, producer and painter. In February 2010, he participates in La Ferme Célébrités, the French version of the international tv format The Farm, produced in France by Endemol and broadcast on TF1. Discography Albums * 1975 : Ambition - avec Tabou no 2 * 1976 : Ti Paulette - avec Tabou no 2 * 1978 : Retour en force - avec Tabou no 2 * 1979 : L'âme de Tabou no 2 - avec les Vikings de la Guadeloupe * 1980 : Francky Vincent - (Doc Porno) avec les Vikings de la Guadeloupe * 1981 : Comme Francky (voyé dlo) - avec Malanga * 1982 : Papa Gâteau - avec Malanga * 1983 : Qui m'aime me suive - (Doc Porno) * 1984 : Francky Vincent (9 èm... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Harding Davis
Richard Harding Davis (18 April 1864—11 April 1916) was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Davis, a managing editor of Harper's Weekly, was one of the world's leading war correspondents at the time of the Second Boer War in South Africa. As an American, he had the unique opportunity to see the war first-hand from both the British and Boer perspectives. Davis also worked as a reporter for the New York Herald, The Times, and Scribner's Magazine. He was popular among the leading writers of his time, and was considered the model for illustrator Charles Dana Gibson's dashing Gibson man, the male equivalent of his famous Gibson Girl. He is also referenced early in Sinclair L... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Thirion
André Thirion, born April 18, 1907 in Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, died in 2001 in Levallois-Perret, was a French author and surrealist.... Biography of John James (actor)
John James Anderson (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor, best known to television audiences for playing the character of Jeff Colby in both the prime-time soap opera Dynasty and its spin-off series The Colbys throughout the 1980s. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a veteran of daytime soaps, having appeared in Search for Tomorrow in the late 1970s, James returned to the genre playing Rick Decker on As the World Turns in 2003–2004. In May 2006, he was cast in the role of Dr. Jeff Martin (the first husband of Erica Kane played by series star Susan Lucci) on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children. He began airing the following month. On July 15, 2008, James returned to As the World Turns, reprising the role of demented Dr. Rick Decker. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Dumont
Yves Dumont, born April 18, 1943 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French businessman, President of Laurent-Perrier Group.... Biography of James Drury
James Child Drury (born April 18, 1934) is an American actor who played the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, broadcast on NBC from 1962-1971. The series had perhaps the most demanding production schedules in the history of network television. Drury was born in New York, New York, where his father was a New York University professor of marketing. He grew up in both New York and Oregon. After a series of bit parts and playing second-lead for Walt Disney, Drury landed the top-billed leading role of the ranch foreman on The Virginian, a lavish series which ran for nine seasons. The show was based on Owen Wister's classic novel and the various screen versions that had been filmed since; Drury was probably cast because of a vague resemblance to Ga... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Clerc
François Clerc (born April 18, 1983 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French footballer who plays right back for Olympique Lyonnais. He joined the reigning Ligue 1 titleholders as a youth player, but spent the 2004-05 season on loan at Toulouse FC before playing a league game for Lyon. Upon his return in 2005, Clerc broke into the first team and made 19 appearances in the domestic league and in Europe. He was a member of the France U-21 team that participated in the European Under-21 Football Championship finals in 2006, making two appearances. He received a shock call-up (although he would not feature in the match) to the French national team for their March 2008 friendly against Slovenia. He earned his first cap for France in the 5-0 win against Faroe Islands on 11 October 2006. He then ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie (18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British actress who worked in British and Hollywood films. Early life Marguerite Wendy Jenkins was born in Hong Kong to British parents. Her father was a successful lawyer, and she was educated in elite schools in England and Switzerland. While still in her teens, she began pursuing a career as an actress. Adopting the stage name Wendy Barrie (perhaps in honour of author J.M. Barrie, who was said to have invented the name "Wendy"), she began her acting life in English theatre then in 1932 made her screen debut in the film Threads, which was based upon a play. She changed her name to Wendy Barrie in her professional life. Career Barrie went on to make a number of motion pictures for London Films under the Korda brothers, A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jose Lobato
Jose Lobato, born April 18, 1883 in Taubate, died July 4, 1948 in Sao Paulo, was a Brazilian editor, author, novelist and painter.... Biography of Moisés Arias
Moisés Arias, born on April 18, 1994 in New York, is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Rico on Hannah Montana and as host of his own show Moises Rules!. Life and career Born in New York City, Arias' parents are from Colombia. He is fluent in Spanish. Arias has made guest appearances on shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Everybody Hates Chris. He had a recurring role as Rico on Hannah Montana, and became a series regular in the show's second season. In 2009, he played Andre in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. As a regular on the Disney Channel, Arias participated on the first and second Disney Channel Games on the red team. He also participated in the third Disney Channel games on the Yellow Team (Comets). He has als... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Octave Gréard
Octave Gréard (April 18, 1828 - April 25, 1904) was a noted French educator. Gréard was born in Vire, educated at the École Normale Supérieure, and had a long career in education. He was largely responsible for the establishment of schools for girls and played a significant role in reforming the baccalauréat. Gréard was elected member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in 1875 and the Académie française in 1886. A college bearing his name is located in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris. Selected works L'Enseignement secondaire des filles (Secondary education of girls) L’Éducation des femmes par les femmes (Education for women by women) Étude sur les Lettres d'Abélard et d'Héloïse (Review of Letters of Abelard and Heloise) Nos adieux à la vieille Sorbonne (O... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Taras
John Taras (April 18, 1919 in New York – April 2, 2004) was a prominent American balletmaster and choreographer. Born on the Lower East Side of New York City to Ukrainian parents, he was sent at age 16 to study ballet with Michel Fokine, Anatole Vilzak and Ludmila Shollar, and later to the School of American Ballet. He first appeared professionally with Opera on Tour for which Fokine arranged dance. He performed at the 1939 New York World's Fair with Ballet Caravan at the Ford Pavilion and joined Catherine Littlefield's Philadelphia Ballet for a 1941 tour of the southern states and in 1942 was in the Broadway revival of J. M. Barrie's A Kiss for Cinderella. He then toured South America with American Ballet Caravan. Taras joined Ballet Theatre in 1942 and rose to soloist. He rehears... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Miklos Rozsa
Miklós Rózsa or Miklos Rozsa (April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer, best known for his film scores, most notably the score to the 1959 epic Ben-Hur. Biography Miklós Rózsa was born in Budapest in Hungary and was introduced to classical and folk music by his mother, a classical pianist who had studied with pupils of Franz Liszt, and his father, a well-to-do industrialist and landowner who loved Hungarian folk music. He began to study the violin at age 5 and later the viola and piano. By age 8 he was performing in public and composing. He also collected folksongs from the area where his family had a country estate north of Budapest in an area inhabited by the Palóc, an ethnic minority in the country. Rózsa did not much like life in Budapest and so went to Lei... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie (haylē gebre silassē; born April 18, 1973) is an Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete. Gebrselassie has achieved major competition wins at distances between 1500 metres and the marathon, moving from outdoor, indoor and cross country running to road running in the latter part of his career. He has broken 25 world records and won numerous Olympic and World Championship titles, and is widely considered as one of the greatest distance runners in history. Early career Gebrselassie was born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. As a child growing up on a farm he used to run ten kilometres to school every morning, and the same back every evening. This led to a distinctive running posture, with his left arm crooked as if still... Biography of Brittany Robertson
Brittany Leanna "Britt" Robertson (born April 18, 1990) is an American actress. She is mostly known for playing the roles of Cara Burns in Dan In Real Life, Samantha in Swingtown, Trixie Stone in The Tenth Circle, Lux Cassidy in Life Unexpected, and Marnie Cooper in Scream 4. Recently, she starred as Ally Penington in Avalon High and as young orphan witch Cassie Blake in The CW's The Secret Circle. She also stars in the movies Triple Dog and Cherry. Life and career Early life Robertson was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in Chester, South Carolina, where she first aspired to act. She is the oldest of seven children with three brothers and three sisters and was homeschooled by her mom. She stayed in Chester with her grandparents for a couple of months to film the movi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edgar Wright
Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz and TV series Spaced. Life and career Wright was born in Poole, Dorset. He started directing his own films at the age of 14 when he was attending The Blue School, Wells, Somerset and working at the local tourist attraction Wookey Hole Caves. At the age of 20 he made a spoof western, A Fistful of Fingers, which was picked up for a limited theatrical release and broadcast on the British satellite TV channel Sky Movies. He then directed a number of television comedy programmes for the UK's Paramount Comedy channel and the BBC, including Sir Bernard's Stately Homes and Asylum, during the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Colin Hamer
Colin Hamer, born April 18, 1934 in Bolton, is a British Roman Catholic priest. He was released from his wows by the Pope in 1971 (crisis of faith).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hannes Androsch
Johannes (Hannes) Androsch is an Austrian entrepreneur and consultant; a former Social Democrat top politician who served as an Austrian Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1981 and additionally as Vice Chancellor from 1976–1981; and a former banker who from 1981-1988 was the General Director of the Creditanstalt-Bankverein (Austria’s leading bank at that time) and subsequently an advisor to the World Bank. From 1989 onward he built an industrial investment group, Androsch International Consulting (AIC) which is a major factor in Austria's internationally active corporate landscape. In addition, Androsch's foundation is an important sponsor of research and development activities in Austria where he is regularly consulted on matters of political, economic and financial importance. Youth and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stefano Marcoaldi
Stefano Marcoaldi, born April 18, 1952 in Perscara, died of AIDS November 18, 1993 in Milan, was an Italian journalist, gay and AIDS activist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arturo Belano
Arturo Belano, born April 18, 1953 in Santiago, is a Chileanpoet and writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Joly
Alain Joly, born on April 18, 1939 in Nantes, is a French businessman. He was CEO of Air Liquide.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anicet Turinay
Anicet Turinay, born April 18, 1945 in Gros-Morne, Martinique, is a French politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Teddy Taylor
Sir Edward MacMillan Taylor, usually known as Teddy Taylor (born 18 April 1937 in Glasgow), is a British Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 to 1979 for Glasgow Cathcart and from 1980 to 2005 for Rochford and Southend East. He was a leading member and sometime Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club. Early career After having been a pupil at the High School of Glasgow, Taylor was a journalist on the Glasgow Herald and a Glasgow City Councillor from 1960. He first entered Parliament in the 1964 election as MP for Glasgow Cathcart, at the time being the youngest MP. He became a Scottish Office minister in Edward Heath's government. He resigned from this position in protest at the British signup to the EEC. Thanks to his strong personal ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaëtan Vestris
Gaetano Appolino Baldassare Vestris (18 April 1729–1808), French ballet dancer, was born in Florence and made his debut at the opera in 1749. Born of an Italian theatrical family, he studied dance with Louis Dupré at the Royal Academy in Paris, later joining the Paris Opéra where he served as dancing master to Louis XVI. Vestris was the first dancer to discard the mask and to use his face in mime. By 1751 his success and his vanity had grown to such a point that he is reported to have said, "There are but three great men in Europe--the king of Prussia, Voltaire and I." He was an excellent mimic as well as dancer. From 1770 to 1776 he was a master and composer of ballets, retiring, in favour of Jean Georges Noverre, with a pension. Vestris married a dancer, Anna Heinel (1753–1808),... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gabriel Axel
Gabriel Axel (born 18 April 1918) is an Oscar winning Danish director, actor, writer and producer, best known for the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast (1987), which he wrote and directed. Born in Århus, Denmark, on April 18, 1918, Axel spent most of his childhood in France, and returned to Denmark to train as an actor at the Royal Danish Theatre. After spending some years in Paris, working with the Louis Jouvet theatre ensemble, Axel concentrated his efforts on directing for the theatre, television and cinema in Denmark. With some 16 feature films to his credits Axel returned to France where he directed several large projects for television, which brought him a number of distinguished honours. In 1988, Gabriel Axel won an Academy Award for his Danish feature film Babette's Feast, an ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Celia Melton
Celia Melton, born April 18, 1969 in San Francisco, California, is an American artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Goffette
Guy Goffette (born 18 April 1947 at Jamoigne, Belgium) is a Belgian-born poet and writer. Goffette published his first book of poems in 1969. Since then he has worked as an editor at the publishing company Gallimard. Goffette's poetry has been compared to Verlaine (of whom Goffette has written a fictional "biography") - the contemporary French poet Yves Bonnefoy remarked “Goffette is an heir to Verlaine. A poet who very courageously has decided to remain faithful to his own personal life, in its humblest moments. He keeps things simple, he is marvelously able to capture the emotions and desires common to us all. Goffette is without question one of the best poets of the present moment in France.” Goffette's short fiction (récits) often reimagine historic figures - the poet Paul Verlai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charlie Tuna
Charlie Tuna, born April 18, 1944 in Kearney, Nevada, is a radio personality based in Los Angeles, California currently working at KRTH-FM. Born Art Ferguson in Kearney, Nebraska, he was given his pseudonym while working at KOMA in Oklahoma City, taking over the moniker from Chuck Riley who had used it for one show the week prior to Charlie's arrival. Ferguson was a high school athlete and sports editor of the local newspaper and at age 16 worked at the town's radio station, KGFW. From Kearney, He went on to work at KLEO in Wichita, Kansas for a year with the air name "Billy O'Day", then worked for KOMA Radio in Oklahoma City in 1966, and on to WMEX in Boston for the first 9 months of 1967. In late 1967, KHJ in Los Angeles offered Charlie the 9 to noon slot where he debuted on Thanks... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Guérin
Raoul Guérin, born on April 18, 1890 in Paris, died in 1984, was a French artist and caricaturist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rithy Panh
Rithy Panh (Khmer: ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី) (born April 18, 1964 in Phnom Penh) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Rithy Panh's works are from an authoritative viewpoint, because his family were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge. One after another, his father, mother, sisters and nephews died of starvation or exhaustion, as they were held in a remote labor camp in rural Cambodia. Biography Early life, escape from Cambodia Rithy Panh was born in Phnom Penh. His father was a school teacher and inspector of primary schools. His family ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Lewis (industrialist)
Andrew Lewis, born on April 18, 1875 in Aberdeen, was a Scottish industrialist and ship builder (source: Paul Wright).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Steel Scott
James Steel Scott, born on April 18, 1924 in Glasgow, is a Scottish former physician and Professor of Obstetrics.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Buquet
Jean Buquet, born on April 18, 1926 in Paris, is a French actor and a former child actor. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0120678/ ) 1945 Les cadets de l'océan Le Faouët 1944 Le carrefour des enfants perdus Un jeune du centre (uncredited) 1943 Lucrèce Un collégien 1943 Fou d'amour Le jeune garçon 1941 Nous les gosses Tom Mix 1941 Péchés de jeunesse Frédéric 1941 L'assassinat du Père Noël Un gosse (uncredited) 1941 L'enfer des anges (uncredited) 1941 Le duel Le petit malade 1940 De Mayerling à Sarajevo (uncredited) 1939 Les 3 tambours 1939 La charrette fantôme Un enfant (uncredited) 1938 Le roman de Werther 1938 Remontons les Champs-Élysées Ludovic enfant 1938 Le héros de la Marne L'enfant 1938 Le ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geoff Bodine
Geoffrey Eli Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is an American motorsport driver and bobsled builder. He is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (with Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine). Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina. Bodine's racing career seemed to be on track right from the start as his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr. built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born. He began learning his racing skills at this track in the micro-midget division when he was only five years old. He had such an itch to race that he disguised himself as a lady and entered a Powderpuff Division Race when he was 15. NASCAR Modified driver Bodine was quite an accomplished driver before he hit the big-time in NASCAR's premier division, the Winston ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Milan Jovanovic
Milan “Lane” Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јовановић - Лане) (born April 18, 1981 in Bajina Bašta, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Standard Liège. International He received a call-up to the Serbia national team in May 2007 for the first time and scored in his first game for the national team after coming on as a substitute. Titles He also Won Belgian Player of the Year for the 2007/08 season after leading Standard to first place. Awards 2007 - 08 Belgian Footballer of the Year... Biography of Herbert Schoeder
Herbert Schoeder, born on April 18, 1938 in Herford, is a German astrologer, author, engineer, psychologist, and philosopher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Simonin
Albert Simonin (April 18, 1905 in Paris–February 15, 1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16. His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir. Simonin also wrote the script for the movie.... Biography of Saad Hariri
Saad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri (Arabic: سعد الدين رفيق الحريري; born 18 April 1970) is the current Prime Minister of Lebanon. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister. After his father's death, he inherited the helm of the Movement of the Future, an essentially Sunni movement that was created and led by his late father. He is also the leader of the March 14 Alliance, a coalition of political groups born out of the Cedar Revolution which, through mass popular demonstrations and Western support, led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon in 2005 after a 29 year presence. Early years and personal life Saad Hariri was ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kevin Sireau
Kévin Sireau (born April 18, 1987) is a French professional racing cyclist. Height: 1m88 Weight: 90 KG Career highlights 2003 3rd, National Championship, Track, Sprint, Novices, France (FRA) 2004 2nd, National Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors, France (FRA) 2005 1st, National Championship, Track, 1 km, Juniors, France (FRA) 1st, National Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors, France (FRA) 1st, National Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, France, Hyères (FRA) 1st, European Championship, Track, Team Sprint,. Juniors, Fiorenzuola (ITA) 2nd, European Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors, Fiorenzuola (ITA) 2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Juniors, Wien (AUT) 2nd, World Championship, Track, 1 km, Juniors, Wien (AUT) 2nd, World Championship, Tra... Biography of Marie-Élaine Thibert
Marie-Élaine Thibert (born April 18, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec adult contemporary and pop singer. Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the first season of Star Académie in 2003, the Quebec singing idol reality show. She is also a two-time Felix-award winner for best Female artist in Quebec and one-time Juno-award winner for Best Francophone album in Canada. Background Self-titled Debut album from Marie-Elaine Thibert released in 2004 Early life Born in the district of LaSalle in the Montréal region, Thibert started to express interest in music during high school and college. She participated in several competitions and contests some of which she won. Thibert then auditioned for Star Académie in 2003 in which she performed on several occasions one of her f... Biography of Esther Schweins
Esther Schweins (born 18 April 1970 in Oberhausen) is a German actress, comedienne, and TV host, who became famous through her appearances on the RTL Samstag Nacht show for which she won the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis in 1994. Schweins survived the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake whilst on holiday with her mother in Sri Lanka. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.fr/name/nm0777806/ ) Liebling, lass uns scheiden! (2010) .... Franziska Klaus "Tatort" .... Elli Hall / ... (Episodes, 1995-2010) - Borowski und eine Frage von reinem Geschmack (2010) Episode TV .... Liane Kallberg - Bierkrieg (1997) Episode TV .... Polizistin - Mordnacht (1995) Episode TV .... Elli Hall Der Doc und die Hexe (2010) (TV) .... Paula Wunderlich Vorstadtkrokodile 2 (20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Niall Ferguson
Niall Campbell Douglas Ferguson (born April 18, 1964) is a British historian who specialises in financial and economic history, particularly hyperinflation and the bond markets, as well as the history of colonialism. Ferguson, who was born in Glasgow, is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University as well as William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and also currently the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at the London School of Economics. He was educated at the private Glasgow Academy in Scotland, and at Magdalen College, Oxford. During the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Ferguson advised Senator John McCain's campaign. In the UK, Ferguson is probably best known as the author of Empire: How Britain ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Miguel Cabrera
José Miguel Torres Cabrera (born April 18, 1983, in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Detroit Tigers. He bats and throws right-handed. He is a five-time All-Star, having been selected to the National League All-Star Team in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and the American League All-Star Team in 2010. Cabrera has started at least 100 games at first base, third base, left field and right field. He progressed through the Florida Marlins minor-league system, and was called up from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats in June 2003, and went on to help the Florida Marlins win the World Series that year. According to Baseball-Reference, Cabrera was putting up statistics comparable to Hank Aaron and Ken Griffey, Jr. at age 26, and is considered one of the best... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Ohl
Donald Jay Ohl (born April 18, 1936 in Murphysboro, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the National Basketball Association. His nickname was Waxie because of his crew cut. Professional career Ohl played for the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and St.Louis/Atlanta Hawks. Among the best distance shooters of his time, the 6'3", 190-pound guard scored 11,549 points and appeared in five NBA All-Star Games in his career. Shortly after the 1963-64 campaign, Ohl was involved one of the first so-called megatrades, this one an eight-player deal between the Pistons and Bullets. On June 9, 1964, the Pistons sent Ohl, center Bob Ferry, forward Bailey Howell, forward Les Hunter and the draft rights to guard Wally (later Wali) J... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jessica (entertainer)
Jessica Jung (Korean name: Jung Soo-yeon; Hangul: 정수연; Hanja: 鄭秀妍; born April 18, 1989) is a Korean-American singer, dancer, actress and model. She was born in San Francisco and is fluent in both English and Korean. She is a member of the South Korean nine-member girl group Girls' Generation. She is the older sister of f(x)'s Krystal. Early life Jessica Jung was born on April 18, 1989 in San Francisco, California. She auditioned at the SM Entertainment Casting System and joined the company in 2000. She had been trained for seven years as a trainee before debuting with Korean girl group Girls' Generation Her younger sister, Krystal Jung, is a member of the Korean girl group f(x), also created by SM Entertainment. Career Girls' Generati... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tamara Braun
Tamara Braun (born April 18, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Carly Corinthos # 2 on General Hospital and as Ava Vitali on Days of our Lives. She is also known for her role as Reese Williams on All My Children. Biography Braun was born in Evanston, Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School. She was a psychology major at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and took a summer course in Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England before backpacking throughout Europe. Personal life Braun spends her spare time enjoying writing, films, horseback riding, and alpine skiing. Her training includes stage combat and various dialects. Her main charity is the TLC - Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind a not-for-profit agency provid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heike Friedrich
Heike Friedrich (born 18 April 1970 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of 15, Friedrich won five gold medals in the 1985 European championships and won four more in the World Championship the next year. She had not lost in a single major international championship in any event until she was defeated by Janet Evans in the 400 m in the Seoul Olympics, taking the silver medal. Freidrich had already won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle on the previous day.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Scott Hartnell
Scott Hartnell (born April 18, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Prior to entering the NHL, Hartnell played two seasons of Canadian Junior-A hockey for the Lloydminster Blazers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). He then spent two seasons playing for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In the 1999–2000 season, Hartnell was not only the captain of the Raiders, but he led the team with 82 points and was named team MVP. He was also chosen to play for Bobby Orr in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Top Prospects Game. Hartnell was the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. Considered a gritty power forward a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fredro Starr
Fredro Scruggs (born April 18, 1971 (source: Imdb)), better known by his stage name Fredro Starr, is an American rapper and actor from South Jamaica, Queens best known as a member of hardcore rap group Onyx. Music career Starr released six albums with Onyx, and is the cousin of fellow group member Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones. He also contributed to the Sunset Park, Light It Up, and Save the Last Dance movie soundtracks. Onyx split with Def Jam Recordings after their 1998 release Shut 'Em Down, and temporarily broke up, during which Starr released his first solo album, Firestarr, in 2001. Onyx reunited the next year and released Bacdafucup Part II, and Starr's next album, Don't Get Mad Get Money, arrived in 2003. He formed a new group called Yung Onyx in 2006. Acting career Sta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Monteiro Lobato
José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato (April 18, 1882 - July 4, 1948) was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Yellow Woodpecker Ranch but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic. He also founded one of Brazil's first publishing houses (Companhia Editora Nacional) and was a supporter of nationalism. Lobato was born in Taubaté, São Paulo. He is best known for a set of educational but entertaining children's books, which comprise about half of his production. The other half, consisting of a number of novels and short tales for adult readers, was less popular but marked a watershed in Brazilian literature. Biography Most of his children books were set in the Sítio do Picapau Amarelo ("Ye... Biography of Natasha Stefanenko
Natasha Stefanenko (born 18 April 1971), is a Russian-born actress, model, and television presenter who lives and works in both Italy and Russia. Early years Natasha was born in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, USSR, the daughter of a nuclear engineer who worked in a secret unnamed city underground, close to the Ural Mountains and accessible only by a special train that travelled 30 kilometres an hour. She lived with her family in a closed city and they also owned a dacha beside a lake. Natasha was also a swimming champion who swam with Alexander Popov; when she was a young girl she swam 10 kilometres a day. In 1984, she almost joined the Soviet Olympic swim team, but preferred to continue with her education. As it turned out, the Soviet Union decided to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics... Biography of Nathan Sykes
Nathan James Sykes (born 18 April 1993) is a British musician, songwriter and singer. He is a member of british boy band The Wanted, who are currently signed to Island Records and in the US Mercury Records and are managed by Scooter Braun, who also manages Justin Bieber. Sykes and the rest of the band have had major global success. At the beginning of 2012, the band gained huge success in the US and Canada, with their hit single "Glad You Came" selling three million copies there and hitting #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 whilst their second single "Chasing The Sun" hit number #1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Music career Sykes started singing and performing at the age of 6. In 2002, an nine-year-old Sykes beat thousands of contenders for the karaoke title on the Karaoke Kriminals ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Kaufman
Bob Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986), born Robert Garnell Kaufman, was an American Beat poet and surrealist inspired by jazz music. In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the "American Rimbaud." Biography Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Kaufman was one of fourteen children. He claimed to be the son of a German-Jewish father and a Roman Catholic Black mother from Martinique, and that his grandmother practiced voodoo. At age eighteen, Kaufman joined the United States Merchant Marine, which he left in the early 1940s to briefly study literature at New York's The New School. There, he met William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. In 1944 Bob Kaufman married Ida Berrocal. They had one daughter, Antoinette Victoria Marie (Nagle), born in New York City ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Les Pattinson
Les Pattinson (born Leslie Pattinson, 18 April 1958, Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English musician, best known for his work as the bassist of the Liverpool based band, Echo & the Bunnymen. Active from 1978 to the band's split in 1992, when he joined Terry Hall's backing group, he returned for the 1997 album, Evergreen. Pattinson has recently been lured from retirement to join The Wild Swans playing at their July and December 2009 gigs and playing on their forthcoming album.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gratian
Gratian (Latin: Flavius Gratianus Augustus; 18 April/23 May 359 – 25 August 383), was Roman Emperor from 375 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, during his youth Gratian accompanied his father on several campaigns along the Rhine and Danube frontiers. Upon the death of Valentinian in 375, Gratian's brother Valentinian II was declared emperor by his father's soldiers. Gratian gained a decisive victory over the Alamanni in 378 at the Battle of Argentovaria. That same year, his uncle Valens was killed in the Battle of Adrianople against the Goths - making Gratian essentially ruler of the entire empire. He favoured Christianity over traditional Roman religion, refusing the divine attributes of the emperors and removing the Altar of Victory from the Roman Senate. Life Gratian was the... Biography of Billy Butler (baseball)
Billy Ray Butler (born April 18, 1986 in Orange Park, Florida) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Kansas City Royals. He has also played left field and right field. Butler was selected by the Royals in the first round (14th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of high school and signed for a $1.45 million bonus, $250,000 below the recommended slot value for that pick. He attended Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was teammates with fellow first round draft pick Eric Hurley who is a pitcher selected by the Texas Rangers. He turned down a scholarship to play for the University of Florida to go pro. He played his rookie season at the age of 18 in 2004 with the Royals Pioneer Baseball League affiliate Idaho Falls Chukars, in Idaho Falls, Ida... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eleanor James
Eleanor James (born 18 April 1986 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English actress. Career In 2005 Eleanor landed her first film role when she got the part of a fallen angel in Demonic, starring Tom Savini. The film was released in 2006 through American World Pictures. Eleanor then got the role of Josephine Stewart in comedy/horror Hellbride and in 2007 played the supporting role of Anna in Italian horror film Colour from the Dark directed by Ivan Zuccon, starring Debbie Rochon. In 2008 she played the role of Stitchgirl in Alan Ronald's segment of British horror anthology Bordello Death Tales. Eleanor then took the lead role in German zombie film Unrated directed by Timo Rose and Andreas Schnaas. The low budget film was shot in Goslar in summer 2009. Filmography "Slasher House"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Ellison (musician)
Jim Ellison (born James Walter Ellison) (April 18, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois – June 20, 1996) was the frontman for the band Material Issue. He tirelessly promoted his band, booked tours, and secured a major-label deal in 1990. Ellison — along with bassist Ted Ansani and drummer Mike Zelenko — would lead the renaissance of powerpop in the early 1990s. He committed suicide on June 20, 1996, by carbon monoxide poisoning. The song "Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man" by The Tragically Hip was written about lead singer Gordon Downie's relationship with Ellison and his grief over the suicide.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sam Crawford (outfielder)
Samuel Earl Crawford (April 18, 1880 – June 15, 1968), nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957. Crawford batted and threw left-handed, stood 6'0" tall and weighed 190 pounds. He was one of the greatest sluggers of the dead-ball era and still holds the Major League's records for triples in a career (309) and inside-the-park home runs in a season (12). He has the second best all-time record for most inside-the-park home runs in a career (51). He finished his career with 2,961 hits and a .309 batting average, and became first player to lead both American League and the National League in home runs (1901 and 1908). Baseball legend, Ed Barrow, who managed C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willie Roaf
William Layton Roaf (born April 18, 1970), nicknamed "Nasty", is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Louisiana Tech University, and earned All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. An eleven-time Pro Bowl selection and nine-time All-Pro, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. Early years Roaf was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School, where he played for the Pine Bluff Zebras high school football team. He was lightly recruited out of high school, and even considered pursuing basketb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rabiu Afolabi
Rabiu Afolabi (born 18 April 1980 in Osogbo, Osun State) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays for Ligue 2 side, Monaco. Career Afolabi comes from the small town of Osogbo. Afolabi started his football career at NEPA Lagos in Nigeria. Afolabi soon left his home country for Belgian outfit Standard Liège after impressing at the 1997 edition of the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup. In the pring round of the season 1997-1998 he played in three matches in the Eerste Klasse , of which two in the first team. Standard, however, played a poor season and finished it on the 9th place in the table. Rabiu The next season he was the club's primary competitor Liège. He played in 26 games, scored a goal and finished with his club team, sixth place in the league. Standard has also played in the finals of Cup of B... Biography of Mathilde Laurent
Mathilde Laurent (Mathilde Françoise Orsola Geneviève Laurent), born on April 18, 1970 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French perfumer. She has worked woth Guerlain and Cartier. Creations Pamplelune, Guerlain (1998) Shalimar Light, Guerlain (2003) Roadster, Cartier (2008) La Treizième Heure (XIII), Cartier (2010) Cartier de Lune, Cartier (2011) Baiser Volé, Cartier (2011)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alex Thomson (sailor)
British skipper Alex Thomson is a professional offshore yacht racer. Competing in the IMOCA 60 class, Alex has been sponsored by HUGO BOSS since 2003, making their relationship one of the longest in professional sailing. Thomson was born 18 April 1974 in Bangor, North Wales. He has a twin sister Sarah, and younger brother David. In 1999 (aged 25), Thomson became the youngest skipper to win a round-the-world race, when he won the Clipper Round the World Race, a record he still holds. He forged a long lasting bond with crew member Sir Keith Mills, who later became co-founder of Alex Thomson Racing. The following year Alex won the Round Britain and Ireland race and launched onto the solo racing scene, making his mark by smashing the single handed world 24-hour monohull distance record i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine Gide
Catherine Gide, born on April 18, 1923 in Annecy (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died on April 20, 2013, was the daughter of French writer André Gide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Gide).... |
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